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Ramblers Arena
Spectators: 8442 (Terracing: 6333, Seating: 1941, VIP seats: 168) ФСК Буковина ★DAC★'s Marian Racoviceanu started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Erik Paaske sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Radu Jilăveanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erik Paaske, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Radu Jilăveanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marian Racoviceanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristi Balint sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Radu Jilăveanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erik Paaske in the 10th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Marian Racoviceanu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Radu Jilăveanu was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marian Racoviceanu in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Radu Jilăveanu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 15th minute, Marian Racoviceanu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Radu Jilăveanu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 21st minute, Cristi Balint ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Radu Jilăveanu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marian Racoviceanu in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Radu Jilăveanu saved New York Red Bulls from getting behind. Radu Jilăveanu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristi Balint's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erik Paaske in the 35th minute of play forced New York Red Bulls's goalkeeper Radu Jilăveanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 36 minutes into the match, Marian Racoviceanu notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of New York Red Bulls's Radu Jilăveanu. Radu Jilăveanu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 39th minute, Cazimir Tufescu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 40th minute, Erik Paaske made a precise shot to the right of Radu Jilăveanu. New York Red Bulls's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. When Olimpiu Bărănescu came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the ФСК Буковина ★DAC★ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Olimpiu Bărănescu couldn't finish the play. Radu Jilăveanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olimpiu Bărănescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 46 played minutes New York Red Bulls got a freekick which was hit by Piers Amos. Radu Jilăveanu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marian Racoviceanu in the 47th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

ФСК Буковина ★DAC★'s Eliodor Ardeleanu was substituted for Aytek Özdener. The wind increased when Nazım Taci made the kick off in the second half. New York Red Bulls's defense didn't have a chance, in the 52nd minute, when Marian Racoviceanu scored to the left of an out of position Radu Jilăveanu, making the score, 0-6. Danny-Rafael Junior took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Panait Cismarescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 60th minute, Erik Paaske ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Radu Jilăveanu was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-7. 62 minutes into the match, Erik Paaske had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Radu Jilăveanu. New York Red Bulls's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Erik Paaske was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-8. In the 66th minute Erik Paaske shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Radu Jilăveanu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The corner led to ФСК Буковина ★DAC★'s Cristi Balint getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Marian Racoviceanu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Radu Jilăveanu having to make a save. If Marian Racoviceanu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 71st minute, Cristinel Alamaru hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marian Racoviceanu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Radu Jilăveanu having to interfere. 78 minutes into the match, Erik Paaske had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Radu Jilăveanu. New York Red Bulls's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Erik Paaske was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-10. Marian Racoviceanu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Radu Jilăveanu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. New York Red Bulls's Radu Jilăveanu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save New York Red Bulls from getting a goal against them. ФСК Буковина ★DAC★ were awarded a corner in the 83th minute after New York Red Bulls's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Calistrat Ciocârlan took the corner. After taking down the ball on ФСК Буковина ★DAC★'s corner Calistrat Ciocârlan fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Radu Jilăveanu quite easily take care of the ball. With a little luck, New York Red Bulls's Radu Jilăveanu got control of the ball when Marian Racoviceanu tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Erik Paaske had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 89 minutes into the game, Emanuel Encescu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. New York Red Bulls's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ФСК Буковина ★DAC★ the free kick. Emanuel Encescu kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. 90 minutes in the game, Eliodor Ardeleanu fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Radu Jilăveanu having to interfere. Calistrat Ciocârlan hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. 96 minutes into the match, Nazım Taci had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Danny-Rafael Junior. ФСК Буковина ★DAC★'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nazım Taci was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-10. When the match was over ФСК Буковина ★DAC★ could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than New York Red Bulls throughout the match.